President George W. Bush today announced his intention to nominate three
individuals, appoint two individuals and designate one individual to serve
in his Administration:

The President intends to nominate James I. Finley, of Minnesota, to be
Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Technology. Mr.
Finley currently serves as President of The Finley Group, LLC, a consulting
company he formed in 2002. Prior to this, he was President and Chief
Executive Officer of SMARTSKIN, Inc. Mr. Finley has served in a managerial
capacity for General Electric, Singer, Lear Siegler, United Technologies
and General Dynamics, where he was a Corporate Officer, President of
Information Systems and Chair of the Business Development Council. Mr.
Finley received his bachelor's degree from the Milwaukee School of
Engineering and his master's degree from California State University.

The President intends to nominate Sharee M. Freeman, of Virginia, to be
Director of Community Relations Service at the Department of Justice, for a
term of four years. Since November, Ms. Freeman has served as Counselor to
the Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Division at the Department
of Justice. Previously, she served a four year term at the Department of
Justice as the Director of Community Relations Service. Prior to this, she
served as Counsel for the House International Relations Committee and
Legislative Counsel for Chairman Henry J. Hyde's congressional office. She
also served as Full Committee Counsel for the House Committee on the
Judiciary. Earlier in her career, Ms. Freeman served in various capacities
at the Department of the Interior, such as an attorney and Acting Assistant
Solicitor for General Indian Legal Activities. Ms. Freeman received her
bachelor's degree from Saint Lawrence University and her JD from Georgetown
University.

The President intends to nominate Stephen Goldsmith, of Indiana, to be a
Member of the Board of Directors of the Corporation for National and
Community Service, for the remainder of a five-year term expiring October
6, 2010.

The President intends to appoint Rodney R. McInnis, of California, to be a
Member of the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (Department of
Commerce, National Maritime Fisheries, NOAA Member).

The President intends to appoint Charles S. Robb, of Virginia, to be a
Member of the President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board, for a
two-year term.

The President intends to designate Sharee M. Freeman, of Virginia, to be
Acting Director of the Community Relations Service at the Department of
Justice.